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mp3rocket.exe

MP3 Rocket

MP3 TechSupport LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mp3rocket.exe, “MP3 Rocket Setup Program” by MP3 TechSupport has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
MP3 Rocket Inc.  (signed by MP3 TechSupport LLC)

Product:
MP3 Rocket

Description:
MP3 Rocket Setup Program

Version:
7.2.2

MD5:
199eddaff21a967e6c7db76b4be4c746

SHA-1:
19c42092df759054d4979156abbe23dee4c1bfec

SHA-256:
962218553432113199c410ba13107837094575543a51a96331e901ee7d102bf2

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 3:34:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.02.24

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11221

McAfee
Artemis!199EDDAFF21A
5600.6845

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.5.14.18

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0222
7.2.54

File size:
1.1 MB (1,125,544 bytes)

Product version:
7.2.2

Copyright:
Copyright © MP3 Rocket Inc.

Original file name:
MP3 RocketSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\d4jk9eyj\mp3rocket.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MP3 TechSupport LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/6/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/6/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MP3 TechSupport LLC, O=MP3 TechSupport LLC, L=Lehi, S=Utah, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
02DFD3B35E0B419DEB27602237B3976F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2014 5:26:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:o/xB2AUVbWNLHp0kT1ThvgQQZGoGm8O1PToJsGQ2+5:IAKNLJNRThvgQwGQ1Lfx5

Entry address:
0x5B174

Entry point:
E8, 75, AB, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, C4, 00, 00, 00, A1, B0, A2, 49, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 89, BD, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 1E, E8, AE, 2B, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, DC, F5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 24, 01, 00, 00, E8, E6, 6D, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 50, E8, DD, 6E, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0D, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 8A, F4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 53, 6A, 3C, 99, 59, F7, F9, 66, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.2455

Code size:
497 KB (508,928 bytes)

The file mp3rocket.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.mp3rocket.me/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.mp3rocket.me/.../MP3Rocket_Setup.exe

http://www.allcoolmusic.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

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